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Can someone tell me if it is normal to have a air bubble at the top of the U shape tube which brings water from the tank to the overflow box. I haven't been sucessful in getting rid of the bubble and I see that it limits the flow of water into the overflow box.

Another option is fill the U shape tube with water and cover the ends with plastic wrap. Put the tube in place and then pull of the plastic wrap the same time, it will start the flow. This way you spare yourself from drinking salt water. The only drawback is that there is air bubble at the...

Is water flowing through a U shape tube from the tank to the overflow?

I got my clowns 2 days ago and they are not really eating. I noticed that they are toward the middle of my tank (height wise) and they don't swim to the top to eat the brine shrimp flakes and they don't search the bottom of the tank for the pellets that sank. They only catch the food as it is...

I have these algea on my live rock when I bought it from my lfs and it has been spreading to the nearby rocks. Can someone tell me what it is and if it is a beneficial algea or not?

Originally Posted by Birdy Also sounds like you need to do a water change, what is your water change routine? I have not made any water change yet. I am just on my 22nd day of cycling my tank.

Originally Posted by Birdy If the water is yellow then carbon is GOOD, you need to run it in your filter to clean up the water. I have a ProClear Aquatics Pro wet/dry filter with a skimmer. It only has 3 sponge like filters and media balls. Do I need one with carbon in it?

Originally Posted by Birdy Kengaroo- is the water yellow? or do you have diatoms? If the water is acutally yello (just get a white cup or something and scoop up some water and look at it). Then carbon is your friend. If it is diatoms then you need a cleanup crew. If you have no levels after...

Sound like your fish eats better food than me. How many people have time to prepare a meal for the fish. I think most people stick with regular fish food.

I am looking to odering some fish food on line. I am a little confuse as to what is the correct food I should get for my salt water fishes. Is there a difference between Tropical and Marine fish food? Are they both the same? If not, which one should I get. I plan on getting a yellow tang...

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I started my cycle 3 weeks ago and I am not getting any ammonia, nitrate or nitrite spikes at all. I put in a shrimp and a couple of shrimp shells in my tank for 6 days now and no spike at all. My water is turning quite yellowish. I think it is from the live rocks curing. I have a 46 gallon...

I put a dead shrimp in my new tank on Monday to help start my cycle and I realize yesterday (3 days later) that there are some microscopic ant like organism crawling on the live sand near the dead shrimp. They are white and looks like a piece of dust. Should I be worry about them or is that...

Can someone tell me base on experience which test kits you recommend and which ones to avoid? Also are the test strips any good. I know they are convenient, but I wonder how accurate they are.

Do the cleanup crew eat only Algae or do they also eat the waste products from the fish?

Where do I add the carbon? I have a wet/dry Pro Clear Aquatic Systems filter. I was told that the live rocks are partially cured. It had a bit of black spots on the rock that rubs off. I am surprised that with all the live rock and live sand my ammonia level did not jump yet after 2 weeks...

I started my tank exactly 2 weeks ago. I have 46 gallon tank with 40lbs of live sand and 36lbs of live rocks. I started realizing that my water is started to turn yellow. I believe that it is coming from the live rocks because when I brought the rocks home in a bucket, I realized that the...